On Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:17:53 -0900, Ken Irving wrote: > On Mon, Jan 14, 2008 at 03:34:27PM +0000, Hendrik Boom wrote: >> What's the right way these days to lock a file (or possibly a part of a >> file) to prevent damage from simultaneous writing? > > My impression is that file locking is based on all participants following > the same convention, whatever it is, so the right way would be whatever > other programs that might be operating on the same files are doing. >
Yes. Exactly. I'm writing new software, so I have a bit of a choice. My question involves both technical issues and the latest fashion trends in the file locking community. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
